Non Profit Institution - NGO

Consortium of 15 Agrochemicals companies Brazil

Management 2018-2019President: Luis RhameireVice Presidents: Ester Dreher e Luis AntonialliTechnical - Administrative Director: Fabiana Palma

Technical CoordinationCoordinator: Daniele LautenschalaegerVice- coordinator: Matheus Grigoli

ProHuma Institute of Scientific Studies

ProHuma - Members

Main ObjectiveDevelop a representative database of theBrazilian scenarios for the exposure of workershandling pesticides in Brazil by Mixing, Loadingand / or applications, and seed treatments tosupport the occupational risk assessment.

Scope

To develop a pesticide handler exposure database

To provide guidance, support and training on the

exposure of workers exposed to pesticides in

Brazil.

To support and develop technologies, systems and factors that mitigate the

human exposure to pesticides.

To extend technical / scientific activities, as

required (studies, discussions, etc.).

Institutional Actions

Involvement and input in discussions and events related to pesticide handlers and workers exposure with regulated and regulatory sectors;

Participation in working groups/discussion with several agencies that aim the elaboration of regulations related to pesticide handlers and workers exposure.

Stakeholders

AuthoritiesPublic and private institutions

Nationalexperts

Internationalexperts

Public and privatelaboratories

- Experts will support all stages of work.

Activities

Mapping Brazilian agricultural scenarios - Survey –Spark/Blink (finished) Assessment of scenarios from international generic databases - AHED and EFSA (national experts) - done Comparative assessment - AHED/EFSA x BR scenarios (national experts and ProHuma)

OPEX 1.0 calculator (finished) Planning local exposure studies (ongoing) WS with ANVISA to discuss Dermal Absorption (ongoing)

WS with ANVISA to discuss defaults for size of area treated (finished) Survey on size of areas treated by each application technology (finished)

Phase 1(finished/ongoing)

Definition of the already existant data to compose the generic database

Discussion on Reentry and Bystander/Resident risk assessment (ANVISA)

Definition of the studies that will be conducted locally

OPEX 2.0 calculator (data from representative scenarios – AHED/EFSA)

OPEX 3.0 calculator (data from local studies)

Phase 2

- AeriaAirplane/

• Eugenio SchorderSchroder-Pelotas/RS

• Wellington Pereira Alencar de Carvalho UFLA- Lavras /MG

TractorAirblast

• Hamilton Ramos IAC-Jundiaí/SP

• Luís César Pio Herbicat-Catanduva /SP

- TractorGroundboom

• Marco Antonio GandolfoUENP-Paraná/PR

• Ulisses Rocha AntuniassiUNESP-Botucatu/SP

ManualBackpack andstationary

• Otávio Abi Saad-UEL/PR

• Marco AntonioGandolfoUENP-Paraná/PR

- SeedTreatment

• José MentenESALQ- USP

• Ricardo OtantroBayer

• Sergio Rodrigues DuPont

Stage 1. Brazilian Experts

ProHuma

Provider of science, information, tools and studies to Brazilian operator risk assessment.

ContactFabiana Cremaschi PalmaThecnical Administrative Director

email- fabiana.palma@prohuma.org.brwww.prohuma.org.br

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